May the power of Olodumare bless you.
This prayer can be used everyday from the sixteen basic Odu, called Oju Odu, that is the eyes of Odu, or the principal or major Odus
EJIOGBE
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O ba gbe mi leke abinu eni ---
Ejiogbe, elevates me over misfortune and let me overcome my adversity
OYEKU MEJI
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O ba yeku kuro lori awo ---
Oyekumeji, remove death and misfortune from the destiny of your initiate
WORI MEJI
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Iwo wo ti wori eda,
o ba bami wori mi lawo ye ---
The energy that take care of the favored one,
Take care of my destiny in the jungle of life
ODI MEJI
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O ba dina ma abinueni,
ki o la ona fun Awo bayi ---
Odi Meji blocks the evil vibration and open my way to success
IROSUN MEJI
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Osu gbori ro, ki o ma su sile,
Ibi gan laba Osu,
Ki aisan ma se awo bayi ni isalu aye,
Jeki ri atilehin orisa Osun bayi ooo ---
Ifa staff of power or stick (Osu), never fall or lay barely on the ground, but stay upright,
Never allow sickness and untimely death,
Strike me in the physical state of life and let me enjoy the support of female divinity Osun in all my undertakings
Ase.
OWONRIN MEJI
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Da owon duro bayi Ifa ---
Owonrin Meji deter scarcity and open up heavenly blessing oh yee ifa into my life
OBARA MEJI
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Abinu eni, Aseni bani daro, Aifamani seni gbogbo, Alabara Meji, ki owo won ma ka awo bayi Ifa ---
Obara Meji, never allow the evil one, the known enemies and the unknown enemies, the dubious and the traitor, to destroy my destiny and my path, oh Ifa
OKANRAN MEJI
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O di dandan, ire temi a tomi lowo ---
I will receive my blessings without delay, oh Ifa
OGUNDA MEJI
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Ogun ki o da ibi danu laye Awo ---
Ogun destroy and deter evil from the life of the initiate
OSA MEJI
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Ibi ki o ri mi sa,
Aje ile ki o ri mi sa,
Oso ki o ri awo sa,
Ati Alajogun ki o ri mi sa ---
Let evil quit my presence and my life,
Witches, wizard and punitive knight of heavenly doom should quit my household
IKA MEJI
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Ika a poni ka,
Ire beni re,
O ri oku osika nile o fese ta, Ika di Meji,
Gbogbo sika sika, ko do iwa ika duro,
Gbogbo oniro ibi, ki o won da won duro, Gbogbo onise ibi, ki o won o da owo ibi, duro. ---
Evil destroys the evil doer,
Just like you see the body of the evil one on the ground and you shoot it, then evil becomes two,
It is always good to be good and do good.
Evil thought, evil deeds and evil act must stop because of greater or stronger evil repercussion.
OTURUPON MEJI
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Jeki romo pe nranse,
Ma majeki oju owo,
Omo ati Alafia ki o po mi lotun isale aye ---
Oturupon Meji, let me have child or children to help me in my old age,
Never allow me to lack riches, children and sound health with peace in my life time
OTURA MEJI
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Jeki ile aye o tumi lara ---
Let me have peace and harmony in life
IRETE MEJI
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Jeki te ile yi pe ---
Let me walk on the Mother Earth for long
OSE MEJI
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Jeki segun gbogbo ibi patapata ---
Let me overcome all evil
OFUN MEJI
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Ma jeki ofo emi ati ofo ara semi bayi, Ifa ---
Never me suffer loss of spirit and life, oh Ifa
Ase
A Closer Look at the 16 Odu Ifa
The 16 Odu Ifa:
i) Eji Ogbe: The principle of Eji Ogbe is the idea of perfect alignment with Destiny.
Ifa teaches that all human Destinies are rooted in the spiritual discipline of developing good character.
ii) Oyeku Meji: It is references to the idea that death represents any end of a cycle for example the end of poverty, the end of ill health, the end of confusion, and the end of loneliness.
iii) Iwori Meji: It focuses on the ability to identify REAL possibilities.
iv) Odi Meji: Odi means the spirit of female reproductive organs; it is known as the seal.
To seal something in a ceremony is to guarantee it will manifest. A seal is anything irreversible such as birth.
v) Irosun Meji: Irosun Meji occupies the fifth position within the order of Odu Ifa in Yorubaland. Irosun means the spirit that protects the head descends. The Odu is known as the sounding Osun. Osun is the spirit that protects the head (ori). The head is where memories are stored, so by protecting the head, Osun preserves the past.
Irosun Meji is the stable and inflexible reality of what has come before us.
vi) Owonrin Meji: Owonrin means brought by the hands. It says the solidification of the past lays the foundation for that which is to come. Humans are born with a spectrum of potential that cannot be changed. Within the spectrum, we can make choices affecting the way our potential becomes manifest.
vii) Obara Meji: Obara is the Odu that incarnates humility in the struggle with arrogance. For those who are struggling to find abundance cleaning away the negative effects of arrogance is the first step towards accessing your ability to create abundance.
viii) Okanran Meji: Here is a warning not to scatter your attention.
Okanran refers to new beginnings and change of direction in your life. This change needs to be focused and directed towards a specific goal in order to be effective.
ix) Ogunda Meji: Ogunda Meji is a reference to the courage of Ogun to face unknown obstacles. When some people have problems, they complain and blame others. In Ifa, complaining and blaming others is called ibi.
Ire comes from accessing Ogun’s Ase, which is the Ase of the courage to take responsibilities for all of your problems and the willingness to face them head on.
x) Osa Meji: There are some stories attached to his Odu, to simply put, it is said according to whitecalabash.wordpress.com that, In the Odu Ifa Osa Meji Ifa explains what happened between the Iyami and human beings:
When humans (eniyan) and birds (eye) came to earth (Aye) from the sky (Orun) they made the sacred promise they will never kill each other.
Time passed by and human beings became hungry because there wasn’t food for them and so they started to die one by one; Esu came to humans and put in their minds that why they were dying with so many birds around? Humans decided to break the promise and started to kill the birds and eat them. The Eleye became very furious and went to Eledumare who said that human beings were guilty and since that moment the Eleye or Iyami will have the power to interfere in the human’s life and do what they want with them.
Human beings broke the promise, they broke the equilibrium and now they need Iyami’s favor to avoid negativities.
xi) Ika Meji: This speaks of running away from evil thoughts, evil actions and evil utterances. IFA says, evil does not pay, but doing good and thinking well and speaking out good words attract enormous blessings from OLODUMARE.
xii) Oturupon Meji: Oturupon-Meji occupies the twelfth position in Odu Ifa.
It is an image of instability within the forces of the earth.
Oturupon Meji reveals how the faculty of intelligence came to the world.
It relates to Egungun (Ancestor Society). The Egungun should be allowed to comment on the resolution of any conflict. Oturupon deals with the spiritual consequence of lack of courage.
xiii) Otura Meji Otura meji means peace, harmony, love, light through proper examination of mind, heart and soul to find the infinite wisdom, infinite power and the infinite supply of all that is necessary to achieve our earthly destiny and spiritual growth.
xiv) Irete Meji: Under this odu, Orunmila speaks of possible initiation into IFA to guarantee long life and good health. This odu speaks of prosperity of life and Exaltation of life, if possible, offering of rituals, sacrifice and initiation to encourage fulfillment of life and happiness.
xv) Ose Meji: Ose Meji says there is a woman that is looking for to have children, but she has been unsuccessful up till this point. Ose Meji says this person must make a sacrifice.
Ose Meji says that if this person can sacrifice, they will soon find a spouse, birth children and receive a financial increase.
xvi) Ofun Meji: Ofun Meji occupies the sixteenth position within the order of Odu Ifa in Yorubaland, West Africa.
In Ogbe Ofun, it means that the person is in alignment with their destiny and is receiving blessings as a result of the effectiveness of their prayers and spiritual discipline.
Conclusion
Much like Ancient Kemet's Metu Neter Oracle, the Ifa Oracle is a guide for Righteous Living. According to Ra Un Nefer Amen, The Ifa Oracle is an Afrikan Religion descended directly from Ancient Egypt’s Metu Neter.
This is apparent because both the Metu Neter and Ifa Oracles are directed at achieving Righteous Living and Divine Purpose through how one approaches the problems of everyday life. In both Oracles, taking individual responsibility is a paramount pre-requisite for Spiritual development. Furthermore, both the Ifa Oracle and the Metu Neter Oracles rely on Metaphors as a means of expressing the manifestation of reality. In this way both the Metu Neter Oracle and Ifa Oracle provide a means by which individuals can interpret and respond to reality in a way that is meaningful to them, and which also places them in alignment with their Divine Destiny and Spiritual growth.